New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-20
A MARQUIS UNDER ARREST.
DE MoREs CHARGED WITH FRAUD.
RETAIL BUTCHER WANTS DAMAGES FOR SERVICES
AND OTHER THINGS.

RETAIL BUTCHER WANTS DAMAGES FOR SERVICES
AND OTHER THINGS.
Antoine Mancs de yallambrosa, better known by
his tito Of tho Marquis do Mores, has been brought
into considerable prominence within the last rev
years. He married daughter OF l.. Won Hoffman,
the wellknown banker, and then went to live on
large ranch in the far west He killed cowboy
there In selfdefence, it said. Recently he has
been Interested In extensive scheme to supply con-
sumers In this city with meat from the ranches under
the control OF or owned by the Marquis. He was
arrested yesterday at No. 91 Nassau-st by Deputy
sherifs McGOnigal and Young OH an orler issued by
Justice Donohue. Tho plaintiff in tho case Is sanuei
Grimshaw, retail butcher He asserts that on
February Q, 1897, ho engaged in supplying meat
To- retail butchers. The Marquis came to him ana
represented that no largely interested in cor
poration known as the "Maquis dc MoreS Company
and that ho owned ard controlled tho stock Of an
enterprise known as the "Nationai Consumers Meat
Company Of America" IIo also said that no was
worth at least 2l50,000 I'm ranches, buildings ana
cattle; that no backed by syndicate OF wealthy
men in this city and France, who were ready to
supply him with money to the extent OF S2,5OO,OOO
II necessary, and that no had other financial re-
sources. on these representations Grinshaw says
that ho procured assignments and transfers OF retail
meat stores fixtures and leases and made contracts
with tho owners for the Marquis tic Mores and his
company TO b0 paid for in stock at par OF the Ma
dional Consumers' Meat Company" when organized
vices 500 for each daily output Of 100 beevcs from
tho stores procured by him, tho settlements to be
madG monthly. Grimshaw was also to DC entued
TO 200 shares Of tho capital stock Of the "Marquls
do MOTcs Company" when lie should have procured
n daily output Of 500 bccves from the stores secured
10y him. and ho TO be at once elected a director
OF tho company. lie to be made the manager
OF tho Eastern district, comprising Ncw-iork and
New-Jcrsey, for tho "National Consumers Meat
Company when organized, and also haVc at his
disposal vo seats in the board OF directors. ne"
agreement was entered into between the Marquis ana
Crmshaw on March /, whereby the httcr was to
procure tho business consent of enough retail
butchers within ten months 10 make the daily output
500 Lccycs at retail Mr.. GrimshaN says that he
performed all tho duties which 10 agreed to perform
IIo issued largo number Of circulars and In various
ways Incurred an expense OF about 1900; in making
contracts incurred Liabilities OF 5000; devoted time
and services to tho value OF $4,000; and by loss
Of business was damaged at least to the amount Of
10000 lie has been ruined financially. lie AYERS
thai all OF the statements OF the Marquis de Moes as
70 his financial condition wcrc false and that
his representations wcro made with the
intention Of defraulng tho plaintiff, who asks for
$40 900 damages lie believes that the Marquis Is
about TO dispose Of his property and that he intends
to lcayo tho State.
Tho Narlui, gayo bail in the OF $500 His
sureties arc william Mcrtcns, Of No. 16 West Thirty
eichth-,t and Frederick Overlook, Of No. 356 De
graw-si., Brooklyn. Both aro connected with the
firm OF l.. Won Hoffman & 60.
4 member OF tle firm OF Dill, Chandler & seymour
the counsel Of the Marquis, at whose ohcc he "a7 ar
RS ted said last evening:
~The contract upon which this suit Is based was
made between Grim-haw and the Marquis dc MOres q
Co. a CORPORATION, some three mouths ago, lie mas
nor n ann way compiled with these conditions nor
furnished an outlet for single beef The reason why
he contract was madc with t'rm-haw at all Is that
bc came TO be MARQUIS de MOrcs when the latter was
procuring subscriptions for the NauohA COii'ul'is COii +,
Ncat Company and told him that ho was president Ol
me Retail Butchcr,' Protective Association, man OF
influence and wealth. AMI made such representations
MARQUIS led to believe that ho pfacilcaly
controlled all The retail butchers In the city. Almost
Inc FIRST thing Crim-haw did Willie hc was negotiating
IA this matter 10 borrow Sl!OO from the Marquis,
saving that he ncclcl sOme pocket money and giving
tbs Marquis hls note for the amount, which Is sun
= Tho MARQUIS dc Morcs & Co. furnished Grimshaw
with an olcc aud paid the printing hllls Tor circulars
10 retail butchers. It then discovered that In.
Protective GrtmshaW vice president
OF a small butchers union. The circulars that he
sent raised great storm among the fcau nutcNf-i
and when the butchers union discovered that Grim
shaw was connected with "A corporation he resigned
his Office among them, tnls losing all his influence
"A nOug them AMI becoming ltcapabo OF rendering the
Naruiilz ds MOrcs g 60. any as-l-tAnce Whatever
80 he absolutely failed to carry out his contract ana
bs aid not the cooperation OF n single retan
Iutcher All tie ftlsc representations were on his
carry out his part Of the contract and perfectly able
10 do 30. financially and otherwise. ITO has no IN
enflon Of IN posing Of hs property and leaving the
co tnttV We think that this suit Is the outcome II
a con ipfracy. Nc,tcnlsy Ciimshaw said that there
other men backing him In IT, and It was gons 10